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A Deep Dive Into Pirelli’s Journey To A More Sustainable Tire

October 26, 2024 admin AUSTIN, claudio zanardo, clean transport, Electric vehicles, f1, formula 1, Fossil Fuels, green economy, Manufacturing, Oil, pirelli, pirelli p zero, pirelli scorpion xtm, texas, tires

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:40:02 +0000

Pirelli is perhaps best known for racing tires and the high performance consumer products built using that technology, the P Zero lineup. The company brought CleanTechnica out to Austin, Texas, ahead of the Austin Grand Prix to get a firsthand look at its sustainability efforts as it continues the transition … [continued]

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Bridgestone Reveals New EV Tire

May 25, 2023 admin bridgestone, clean transport, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, ev tires, tires, turanza

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 11:25:00 +0000

Tires play a crucial role in the efficiency and overall performance of electric vehicles, and also vehicles in general. They are the only point of contact between the vehicle and the road, and hence, their design and quality have a significant impact on various aspects of driving. One of the key factors is energy efficiency. […]

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Electric Car Tires — Learn All About Them With Engineering Explained

December 29, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, engineering explained, ev tires, research, SCIENCE, tires

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2022 13:31:51 +0000

There’s a lot of weird mystery around tires for EVs. Some people think a tire is a tire, and that EVs don’t need anything special. Other times, a tire shop might think that EV tires are so different that they won’t know what they’re doing, and thus refuse to even sell you tires. While I’ve […]

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Bridgestone Aims To Start Tire Recycling With New Tech By 2030

October 29, 2022 admin bridgestone corporation, consumer technology, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, recycling, tires

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 05:13:01 +0000

Bridgestone, one of the largest tire manufacturers in the world, is planning to help reduce the carbon footprint of its commercial vehicle line of tires by producing radio-tagged tires in 2024. Tires on vehicles like trucks and buses will be linked to a cloud-based system that is designed to help clients maximize the tires’ lifespan […]

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Goodyear Is Testing Its Airless Tires On A Tesla Model 3

May 29, 2022 admin airless tires, cars, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev tires, goodyear, starship technologies, tesla, tesla model 3, tires

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 15:01:46 +0000

Goodyear is testing its airless tires on a Tesla Model 3, and they’re reportedly doing pretty well, according to this video from Mashable. The video stated that during testing, the tires performed admirable, hugging curves and navigating deftly around obstacles. The airless tires were able to do well while the Model 3 maintained impressive speeds. […]

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So You Bought An Electric Car. What Could Go Wrong?

May 16, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, tires

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 19:35:47 +0000

If you drive an electric car, these are the problems you should plan for.

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These YouTubers Made DIY Airless Tires

March 31, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, general motors, michelin, tires

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:50:03 +0000

Automakers and tire companies have been trying to deliver airless tires for decades. While it would be great to not suffer from flats, the challenges of coming up with something that both grips and doesn’t have air inside has proven more challenging than people thought at first. But what if it’s not as hard as […]

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All-Season Tires For The Tesla Model 3 To Keep Things Simple — And Hopefully Safer & Cheaper In The Long Run

November 4, 2019 admin all season tires, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, michelin, michelin crossclimate, michelin pilot sport 4, summer tires, tesla model 3, tesla model 3 long range rwd long-term review, tesla model 3 long-term review, tesla model 3 rwd, tires, winter tires

Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 03:00:46 +0000

This is more of an initial report of why I chose a certain set of tires for my Model 3 rather than a final account for lifetime cost. Hopefully it will take many, many miles before I’ll be able to add it all up

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How Tesla Tire Size Impacts Tesla Range

October 12, 2019 admin cars, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, research, SCIENCE, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model 3 tires, tesla model s, tesla model x, tires

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2019 20:00:26 +0000

If you’re a Tesla owner, you might be wondering — does the size of a wheel really affect the range of an electric vehicle? The short answer is yes, but the degree by which it does might be negligible to some